April 1, 2024 Edition

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Inside This Issue

Florida Stallion Spotlight Win Win Win

• FTBOA Website Traffic up 40%

• Foal Watch

• Milestone Watch

• Florida-breds in Stakes

• Florida Stallion Progeny

• Florida Breeders' List

• W2W Business Place

Win Win Win - Louise Reinagel


Stallion Spotlight - Win Win Win

BY AVALYN HUNTER


Few first-crop stallions kick off their freshman year with a bigger explosion than Win Win Win, who topped the Ocala Breeders' Sales March 2-year-olds in training sale with a $1.8 million filly out of the Union Rags mare Unanimity.

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FTBOA Website Traffic Up 40%

Robust Entries and Results Scroll Added


BY TAMMY A GANTT


When the Florida Thoroughbred Breeders' and Owners' Association launched its all-new website last summer, the goal was to increase service to our industry members, potential breeders and new owners with an integrated approach of combining the original content of Wire to Wire Daily Racing Digest with a robust website that could link articles to social media easily.

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Equine are big business in Florida. Tammy Gantt & Steve Koch share new economic impact estimates.

The Florida Horse Podcast


E39 – Tammy Gantt With Tami Bobo



FTBOA’s Tammy A. Gantt talks with Tami Bobo, co-owner of Florida’s 2022 Horse of the Year Simplification, about why both Simplification and Gunnevera, standing at Pleasant Acres Stallions, are good matches for Florida breeders.


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Miss American colt Rivermont Farm Photo

Jilly filly Jennifer Johnson Photo

Foal Watch

Born on March 28 at 11:50 a.m., a handsome colt by Curlin's Honor out of Miss American (2020) is yet another foal born in Florida.

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Saturday, March 30

All Times Eastern

Meydan Racecourse

US$12,000,000 Dubai World Cup (Grade 1)

Won by Laurel River (Ky)

4-year-olds and older (NH), 1 ¼ miles

........ Clapton Eleventh

 

Meydan Racecourse

US$1 Godolphin Mile (Grade 2)

Won by Two Rivers Over (Ky)

4-year-olds and older (NH), 1 mile

........ Isolate Third

........ Scotland Yard Seventh

Learn more about each Florida-bred.

Click on the Florida-bred Stakes to be taken to the FTBOA website

with additional information on each Florida-bred.

Eddie Plesa Jr. – Lauren King

Milestone Watch


Jockey Eddie Plesa Jr. is approaching a personal milestone of 2.500 Thoroughbred career wins in North America (US and Canada). Through racing on Monday, April 1, Plesa has won 2,499 races. Plesa has no scheduled entries.

Friday, April 5

All Times Eastern

Learn more about each Florida-bred.

Click on the Florida-bred Stakes to be taken to the FTBOA website

with additional information on each Florida-bred.

Scott Spieth – SV Photography

Milestone Watch


Jockey Scott Spieth is approaching a personal milestone of 5,000 Thoroughbred career wins in North America (US and Canada).

Through racing Monday, April 1, Spieth was at 4,998 wins. He has two scheduled mounts on Wednesday at Gulfstream Park.

Saturday, April 6

All Times Eastern

Sunday, April 7

All Times Eastern

Learn more about each Florida-bred.

Click on the Florida-bred Stakes to be taken to the FTBOA website

with additional information on each Florida-bred.

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